One day at a time

So we are not yet in stage 4 lockdown, which I guess is good news. Face covering or wearing a mask became compulsory from Thursday this week and I have plenty of them,but they are too small and pull on my ears, so I can only wear them for short periods. Thankfully I have not had to wear them for any extended period and I do not have to wear one if I am in the car on my own. I did get my hair cut and washed the car earlier this week before the face mask order came into effect. I also went shopping in the car, so I have enough cat litter to last for the rest of the lock down period. Oscar the cat is being very affectionate at the moment and wants to spend most of the day laying on my lap, unfortunately he also likes to use one of my arms to rest his head on, so that makes typing difficult, although I'm getting used to typing with my free hand only. Been keeping in touch with my relatives in the UK, who are enjoying some freedoms, but they are worried that that Covid will kick off aga...

Second week of the return to restrictions and the infection rates continue to grow, although these would most likely been picked up before the new restrictions came into place. No trip down to Hastings presently although I'm not sure that my aunt understands why, sometimes she seems to get it and then will ask when I am coming down. I have tried to explain that I can't come unless she needs something done. Hopefully we won't need to go to level 4 restrictions which will be similar to those originally in the UK, with the closure of non-essential businesses and limitations on travel. The government has already requested that people stay close to home for shopping and exercise. Work is changing with the executive director moving to cover a secondment and my manger moving to cover her role in the team. Just as my work is beginning to pick up with the Annual Financial Report and Budget coming up soon. My cat is getting ear drops and tablets at the moment to try and get on top of...

Metro Melbourne has gone back into stage 3 lock down which means no family visits for the next six weeks. I don't think the weather or nature is helping, I have a lot of bird droppings on the windows to the study but no way to clear it off (they do not open) and the rain has been too late and too little to help clean it off. Further trips to see my aunt are on hold for the time being until she needs something done or more likely some banking done for her. The building site is about to get a lot noisier with a pile driving machine added to the other machinery already on site, they have taken over the car park of an adjacent building to hold more equipment, but I wonder if they have planning permission of its installation. I'm in the process of withdrawing my insurance claim since I can not provide proof of ownership of the bags that were taken and the repair to the door is well under my excess. I assume I can withdraw the claim because there is no point in carrying on with it. I...

Things are getting worse in Victoria with some suburbs returning to lock down, thankfully mine isn't one of them at the moment, but who knows whether the lock downs will spread. There has been some good news, as the garage door has been replaced, although I have not had cause to use it yet.  I was planning on going to see my aunt but she decided she didn't feel up to it and subsequently I've been having issues too. It's disappointing has I arranged for my dad to be ready for a video call from her but that can't happen now. Wasn't in a good mood on Friday, very down in the dumps, I did think about getting my hair cut but the barbers around me were busy when I wandered passed them. Oscar (the cat) is still suffering with his ears but it seems to be causing him a lot less discomfort, so hopefully the steroids are helping. I've need to find documentation that I owned the bags that got stolen, unfortunately I only have a receipt for one of them as the rest were c...

One of the disappointing weeks, on both a personal and broader aspect.  Personally I found that my storage cage in my apartment block basement had been broken into and all my cases and bags have been stolen. Alerted the police and the body corporate, but I still have to replace the cases and repair the storage cage. I'm particularly sad that my cage was the only one that had been attacked and the inconvenience that this causes. On a broader scale, panic buying as reappeared following the announcement that Victoria has to stop relaxing the Corona measures until July due to a spike in infections and there maybe the need for local lock downs.Some people are so inconsiderate, it's sad about the lack of compassion. Last week ended on a high with a positive performance review (although it didn't convert to an outstanding rating, but I still get the progression bonus). I had a good time with my aunt on the last Sunday, even though we didn't do much. I found out that my cousin ...

This week has had its ups and downs, as most weeks do.Work has been positive, my performance review was glowing and my manager is encouraging me to think about where I want my role to go. The main down has been the impact of my food intolerance, which has been particularly bad this week and it is frustrating as I do not know what is causing it this time although I have a couple of ideas. The weather has been a positive, even though we are in winter, the days have generally sunny and comfortable,whilst the nights have been cold. I am spending time on my balcony enjoying the sunny weather. My cat has had a long term issue with his ears and this does not appear to be improving, so more visits to the vets to try to establish what is actually causing the infection and therefore how to get rid of it. Still no word on when we might be returning to the office, the current advice is to work from home if you are able and the implication is that the public service will be the last to return, to h...